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Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts Championship
The Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts Championship also known as the Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts was a men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1926 as the Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts Lawn Tennis Club Tournament. The event was staged annually at Sutton Coldfield Tennis Club, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England until 1965. History In 1922 the Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts Lawn Tennis Club was founded. In 1926 the club established the Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts Lawn Tennis Club Tournament. It was staged annually until 1939 when it was suspended due to World War II. The tournament did not resume until 1949 in part due to a lack of water still not available after the war to maintain its courts. In 1950 it was rebranded as the Sutton Coldfield Hard Court Championships. The tournament continued to held through to 1965 when it was discontinued. Sutton Coldfield Tennis Club is still active today. Finals Men's Singles Incomplete roll includes: Women's singles Incomplete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ILTF Circuit
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the Sports governing body, governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve List of national tennis associations, national tennis associations. As of 2016, there are 211 national and six regional associations that make up ITF's membership. The ITF's governance responsibilities include maintaining and enforcing the rules of tennis, regulating international team competitions, promoting the game, and preserving the sport's integrity via anti-doping and anti-corruption programs. The ITF partners with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) to govern professional tennis. The ITF organizes the Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam events, annual team competitions for men (Davis Cup), women (Billie Jean King Cup), and mixed teams (Hopman Cup), as well as tennis and wheelchair tennis events at the Tennis at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
